Volume 344 | 11th April 2025

 

eNews #344

News from TOM's Foundation

11th April 2025

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SUNG HWAN BOBBY PARK BTM 아 Ahhh

Opens 11th April

Wellington, New Zealand

Sung Hwan works primarily in ceramics, and with reference to his experiences as a Queer person undergoing military service as a marine in South Korea between 2012-2014, and subsequent research related to the military.

SADAO HASEGAWA

English Companion Inc.

Through 12th April

London

London's a. SQUIRE is proud to present an posthumous exhibition of work by Japanese fetish artist Sadao Hasegawa, whose work is also held in the permanent collection of Tom of Finland Foudnation.

ONUR HASTÜRK Pleasure Garden

Opens 13th April

Berlin

MKM Gallery presents a new folio from the Treasure Series by Istanbul artist Onur Hastürk, showing a masterful engagement with sixteenth and seventeenth-century illuminated manuscripts and miniature painting.

My Gay Eye #21 – Love, Not War

Opens 17th April

Berlin

Join Rinaldo Hopf and and Johnny Abbate for the book launch of My Gay Eye #21 – Love, Not War on Thursday 17th April from 6-10p. The evening will open the concurrent exhibition at the Ballery that runs through 26th April, and will present a musical performance by Erik Leuthäuser.

RACHEL BRITTON & ORPHEUS Underworld

Opens 17th April

Los Angeles

While their artistic practices are vastly different—Britton making vibrant digital photographic collages and Orpheus creating traditional oil paintings in the style of European painters of the seventeenth century—they both share a fascination with the dark and visceral.

Erotic City

Through 26th April

New York

A group exhibition of over forty artists, curated by Martha Edelheit, whose work confronts dominant art historical paradigms, foregrounding female gaze and desire. "I’m 93 years old. I think of the erotic as sensual, nonviolent, consensual, warm, inviting, sometimes funny, witty, amusing."

Off Sunset Festival 2025

27th April

Los Angeles

The Off Sunset Festival: a festival designed with the Leather community in mind. Open to all, the Off Sunset Festival gives Folsom Street Fair vibes with the unique touch of Los Angeles heat. Foundation will participate in this year’s Off Sunset Festival with an exhibition of artwork curated by former Artist-in-Residence Carlos Enfedaque.

TOM OF FINLAND

Opens 2nd May

Berlin

Galerie Judin will present some 25 masterpieces by Tom of Finland, an icon of the Gay movement, of fashion and fetish, of art history, and of pop culture in particular. Tom’s powerful, handsome, proud Gay men established a new prototype of physical and mental, almost unattainable, perfection

Tom of Finland Foundation Drawing Session

11th May

Los Angeles

A relaxed setting to hone your skills. We will be outside at TOM House (weather permitting). Room for 18 artists only in the live session. Music will be played while the model is posing. Reserve your spot early for a discount. MODEL: Nick S.

Queer Lens:

A History of Photography

Opens 17th June

Los Angeles

Since the mid-19th century, photography has served as a powerful tool. This exhibition brings together a variety of evidence to explore the medium’s profound role in shaping and affirming the vibrant tapestry of the LGBTQ+ community.

The Holly Johnson Story

Through 27th July

Liverpool, United Kingdom

Celebrates Holly’s creative genius, and marking the 40th anniversary of the release of the Frankie Goes to Hollywood album, Welcome to the Pleasuredome, featuring songs “Relax”, “Two Tribes” and “The Power of Love”.

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Foundation Update

 Volunteer profile: Daphne von Rey

Daphne has supported the Foundation for years. Her performances have delighted audiences at a variety of our events.

Tail Piece

10 things we’re obsessed with this week

This collaboration between Tom of Finland and Julian Zigerli is the definition of two queens coming together to maximize their joint slay.

Tom of Finland Foundation is dedicated to the preservation of LGBTQ+ art, erotica, culture, creativity, history, heritage, memories, legacies, and communities. It preserves us, our struggles, successes, and existence. 


These values also enliven, inspire, and embolden us to express ourselves and our Queerness through drawing, painting, sculpting, collaging, building, designing, singing, screaming, crying, persevering. 


We preserve to persevere. 


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